John Donne once composed a beautiful poem entitled “No man is an island.“

This poem speaks of the significance of community.

No truer words have been said,

“No man is an island. Entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent. A part of the main.”

A Word on Community.

I have written on the power of relationships, strengthening your circle, and discovering your tribe. Unquestionably, these are essential.

Teams offer the support necessary to help you build the bridge to your desired destiny. Your team members cheer you on because your victory is their victory.

However, one must remember they have their own things. Therefore, they will only push you so far.

You are stuck with yourself after the cheering ends. And, you definitely will not have consistent access to your team.

A Power Player.

You also need a power player.

What is a power player?

A power player is the one who will come to the plate and hit the home run, which pushes you over the home plate.

Not a pinch hitter, but a heavy hitter.

In motivation/self-improvement circles, the power play is an accountability partner. How the individual is defined doesn’t matter. What matters is what the power player can accomplish for you.

The heavy hitter is the one person who will speak the truth plainly. However, those words are never to persuade you to stop. They will never stand in your path. Instead, he or she drives you along the path you set.

Be wary.

You must be selective about who you select to fill the role of the power player. Why?

You can’t entrust everything to everybody. But you always need that somebody to help you take the endeavor all the way home.

Experience Talks (Power Player Chronicle)!

I count myself blessed? Why?

I never had much of a team. And unfortunately, I’ve always considered myself the black sheep. I could never locate my “Tribe.” I would search and take action. Some places I would go, I would discover everyone else was a square, and I was a circle. Sometimes I would find myself among pigeons doing pigeon things, but I was an eagle. At times, I all but gave up.

“I’ll do this on my own,” I said.

But, that doesn’t work. You can’t make it on your own.

After wanting to drop kick my compass, I picked the compass back up.

There is a lesson in picking up your compass.

After picking up my compass, I found it finally pointing toward my true north.

Slowly I’ve begun seen seedlings of progress, and I am excited

A discovery: My Power Player!

Last night, after a disheartening moment, I discovered my heavy hitter.

When the possibility of failure consumed me, my power player stepped in.

I wanted to sit down on first base and contemplated walking off the field. Instead, my heavy hitter came up to bat. He spoke to me, admonished me to stand up, brush off my knees, and gaze toward home plate. He pushed me to change my focus and to look at the possibilities.

Even if I didn’t make it around those bases, I got on base.

It didn’t matter if I was tagged out.

I’ll never be a failure!

He led me to see I still had a team, a power player, and another opportunity to bat.

You see, I needed to view my position from a different angle. It was important that I acknowledged the opportunity, and power forward. But, I was blind to what was beyond me.
That is what a power player will do for you, help you retrain your focus.

A Message For You.

While on your journey, keep looking and searching for your power player, the individual who will give you the push you need. I know you can find them. Your power player is out there.

P.S. You may not immediately recognize who your heavy hitter is. I didn’t.

*I want to thank my husband because the support he gave me in that hour was invaluable and everything I needed.